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PAST PERFORMANCES
The 2007 - 2008 Season
STUDIO 54
September 15 - December 9, 2007
“FUNNIER THAN EVER! Rosie Perez is FANTABULOUS!
The adorable Kevin Chamberlin is PITCH-PERFECT.” – New York Post
“GUILTLESS BLISS! Rosie Perez is an electrical force indeed. GOOD
CLEAN FUN!” – The New York Times
“A TOP-NOTCH CAST! Brooks Ashmanskas is fearlessly funny!” – The Star Ledger
“THIS SPIRITED REVIVAL RUNS ON SWISS-WATCH COMIC TIMING!” – Newsday
Rosie Perez Kevin Chamberlin
With Brooks Ashmanskas
By Terrence McNally
Directed by Joe Mantello
Roundabout Theatre Company presents THE RITZ, an uproarious comedy from acclaimed playwright Terrence McNally (Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class). Directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Joe Mantello (Wicked, Assassins), this hysterical farce stars Academy Award® nominee Rosie Perez and two-time Tony® nominee Kevin Chamberlin (Seussical, Dirty Blonde).
When garbageman Gaetano Proclo's brother-in-law orders him killed, he hides in the most unsuspecting place -- a gay bathhouse! Hilarity and chaos ensue, as Gaetano and his outrageous new friends hatch a plan to save his life.
The cast also included Brooks Ashmanskas (Chris), Ashlie Atkinson (Vivian Proclo), Patrick Kerr (Claude Perkins), Lucas Near-Verbrugghe (Tiger), Terrence Riordan (Michael Brick), Seth Rudetsky (Sheldon), Adam Sietz (Abe), David Turner (Duff), Lenny Venito (Carmine Vespucci), Ryan Idol (Patron), Teddy Coluca (Patron), Billy Magnussen (Patron), Mark Leydorf (Patron), Matthew Montelongo(Patron), Angela Pietropinto (Aunt Vera), Jeffrey Evan Thomas (Patron), Josh Breckenridge (Patron), Justin Clynes (Patron), Andrew Cooksey (Patron), Lukas Hassel (Patron), Nick Mayo (Patron) and Dillon Porter (Patron).
The Ritz featured choreography by Christopher Gattelli and musical direction by Seth Rudetsky. The design team includes Scott Pask (Sets), William Ivey Long (Costumes), Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher (Lights) and Tony Meola (Sound).
January 25 - June 29, 2008
Theatre World Award WINNER – Jenna Russell
2008 Drama Desk Award WINNERS!
Outstanding Orchestrations – Jason Carr
Outstanding Projection & Video Design – Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network
2008 Outer Critics Circle Award WINNERS!
Outstanding Scenic Design – David Farley, Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network
Outstanding Lighting Design – Ken Billington
“HOW CAN WE NOT LOOK AT THE RHAPSODY OF IMAGES UNFOLDING BEFORE US?”
– Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“UNMISSABLE! ONE OF THE MOST VISUALLY AMAZING SHOWS EVER.”
– Clive Barnes, The New York Post
“THE FINEST SHOW YOU'LL SEE THIS SEASON!” – David Richardson, WOR Radio
“A TRUE 'DON'T MISS' THEATRE EVENT
Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell are MAGNIFICENT!” – Liz Smith, New York Post
“BREATHTAKING! Michael Cumpsty, Alexander Gemignani, Jessica Molaskey
and Mary Beth Peil are MATCHLESS.” – David Rooney, Variety
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Jenna Russell |
Michael
Cumpsty |
Alexander
Gemignani |
Jessica
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Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Sam Buntrock
London's Menier Chocolate Factory's Olivier Award-winning production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical came to Broadway, where its award-winning ways continued. Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell reprised their Olivier Award-winning performances as George and Dot. A timeless love story inspired by the life of painter George Seurat and his masterpiece Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, this stunning production recreates the world of the painting with breathtaking animated design.
Sunday in the Park with George featured Daniel Evans (Merrily We Roll Along) as George, Jenna Russell (Guys and Dolls) as Dot & Marie, Michael Cumpsty (RTC's The Constant Wife and 1776) as Jules & Bob, Alexander Gemignani (RTC's Assassins) as Boatman & Dennis and Jessica Molaskey (A Man of No Importance) as Yvonne & Naomi) with Mary Beth Peil (RTC's Nine) as Old Lady & Blair.
The cast also included Ed Dixon (Mr. Charles), Santino Fontana (Soldier & Alex), Kelsey Fowler (Louise), Jessica Grove (Celeste #2 & Silent Artist), Alison Horowitz (Louise), Stacie Morgain Lewis (Frieda & Betty), Drew McVety (Louis & Billy), Anne L. Nathan (Nurse & Mrs. Harriet), Brynn O'Malley (Celeste #1) and David Turner (Franz & Lee). The Sunday in the Park with George understudies are Colleen Fitzpatrick, Jeff Kready, Hayley Podschun and Andrew Varela.
The creative team included Christopher Gattelli (Musical Staging), Caroline Humphris (Music Supervisor), David Farley (Set and Costume Design), Ken Billington (Lighting Design), Sebastian Frost (Sound Design) and Tim Bird (Projection Design).
AMERICAN AIRLINES THEATRE
September 21 - December 16, 2007
“A SOLID-GOLD HIT!” - Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal
“CLAIRE DANES is DAZZLING, ENCHANTING!” - Clive Barnes, The New York Post
“DIVINE! JEFFERSON MAYS delivers a POIGNANT PERFORMANCE. PYGMALION glitters with
WIT, STYLE and FIERCE INTELLIGENCE.” - David Cote, Time Out New York
“BOYD GAINES and JAY O. SANDERS ARE A TREAT!” - David F. Richardson, WOR Radio
“CLAIRE DANES is a REVELATION! One of the best stage debuts in years!” - Roma Torre, NY1
Claire Danes Jefferson Mays
Boyd Gaines Jay O. Sanders
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By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by David Grindley
Golden Globe® winner Claire Danes (The Hours, Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet) made her Broadway debut as Eliza Doolittle, alongside Tony Award® winner Jefferson Mays (I Am My Own Wife, Journey's End) as the inimitable Henry Higgins. Shaw's classic comedy of love and linguistics will be directed by Tony Award® nominee David Grindley (Journey's End). When a pompous phonetics expert bets that he can teach a Cockney flower girl to act and speak like a lady, he gets more than he bargained for: Eliza Doolittle provokes his interest, his anger, and ultimately, his passion. As her lessons progress, it becomes obvious that it is Henry who has the most to learn about bad behavior.
Tony® Award winner Boyd Gaines (Twelve Angry Men) returned to Roundabout as Colonel Pickering and Jay O. Sanders (A Midsummer Night's Dream) played Alfred Doolittle. The cast also included Helen Carey (Mrs. Higgins), Brenda Wehle (Mrs. Pearce), Kerry Bishé (Clara Eynsford Hill), Kieran Campion (Freddy Eynsford Hill), Sandra Shipley (Mrs. Eynsford Hill), Jonathan Fielding (Bystander), Robin Moseley (Bystander) and Karen Walsh (Parlour Maid).
The design team included Jonathan Fensom (Sets & Costumes), Jason Taylor (Lights), Gregory Clarke (Sound) and Majella Hurley (Dialect Coach).
January 4 - March 29, 2008
2008 Tony Award® WINNERS!
Best Lighting Design – Kevin Adams
Best Sound Design – Mic Pool
2008 Drama Desk Award WINNERS!
Unique Theatrical Experience
Outstanding Lighting Design – Kevin Adams
“ABSURDLY ENJOYABLE! A PERFECT SOUFFLÉ!” - Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“INGENIOUS! A DIZZY DELIGHT!” - Joe Dziemianowicz, Daily News
“RIOTOUS & MARVELOUS!” - Clive Barnes, The New York Post
“A GIDDY DISPLAY OF THEATRICAL INVENTION!” - David Rooney, Variety
“ABOUT THE CLEVEREST SHOW ON BROADWAY IN A LONG TIME” - David Richardson, WOR Radio
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
Based on an original concept by
Simon Corble & Nobby Dimon
Based on the book by John Buchan
With
Arnie Burton, Charles Edwards,
Jennifer Ferrin, Cliff Saunders
Scenic & Costume Design by Peter McKintosh
Lighting Design by Kevin Adams
Sound Design by Mic Pool
Directed by Maria Aitken
Mix an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of vintage Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a hilarious whodunit, part espionage thriller and part slapstick comedy, adapted for the stage from the famous film and novel. Shots ring out across a crowded theatre and Richard Hannay is lured into a world of intrigue by a mysterious woman claiming to be a spy. When she winds up dead in his flat, he flees London with the police hot on his trail. A runaway hit in London and the winner of the 2007 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, this tongue-in-cheek thriller features four actors taking on more than 150 roles.
The company was led by Arnie Burton (Man #2), Charles Edwards (Richard Hannay), Jennifer Ferrin (Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret) and Cliff Saunders (Man #1). The company also includes Claire Brownell, Cameron Fulmar and Mark Shanahan. Charles Edwards is appearing with the permission of Actors' Equity Association. The Producers gratefully acknowledge Actors' Equity Association for its assistance with this production.
Moved to Cort Theatre April 29, 2008 –
April 12 - July 6, 2008
2008 Tony Award® WINNER
Best Costume Design – Katrina Lindsay
Theatre World Award WINNER – Ben Daniels
2008 Drama Desk Award WINNERS!
Outstanding Scenic Design – Scott Pask
Outstanding Costume Design – Katrina Lindsay
2008 Outer Critics Circle Award WINNERS!
Outstanding Costume Design – Katrina Lindsay
“SEXCESS! LAURA LINNEY IS MESMERIZING!” - Daily News
“BEN DANIELS IS SENSATIONAL!” - The New York Times
“DANGEROUSLY GOOD!” - USA Today
“DELIGHTFULLY MALICIOUS!” - AP
“DELICIOUS! ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST PLAYS!” - WOR Radio
Laura Linney Ben Daniels
By Christopher Hampton
Directed by Rufus Norris
The definitive battle of the sexes springs to life in this Tony Award®-nominated classic by Christopher Hampton, directed by the acclaimed Rufus Norris (Festen). For long-time friends and occasional lovers Vicomte de Valmont (Ben Daniels) and Marquise de Merteuil (Laura Linney), love is simply a game of chess. But in a few false moves, they find themselves locked in the ultimate checkmate. Filled with seduction, betrayal, and plenty of illicit passion, this dark comedy paints the pre-Revolutionary French aristocracy in all its cynicism and decadence.
Emmy Award-winning actress Laura Linney returned to Broadway following her Tony-nominated role in Sight Unseen in 2005. Her recent film credits include The Savages, You Can Count On Me , Kinsey (Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations), Love Actually and Mystic River.
Ben Daniels made his Broadway debut as Vicomte de Valmont. His many stage roles in London include Laurent in Therese Raquin, Agamemnon in Iphigenia at Aulis, Vershinin in Three Sisters, Chris Keller in All My Sons (Olivier Award, WhatsonStage Award) Gregers Werle in The Wild Duck, Welch in The God of Hell, Odon von Horvath in Tales From Hollywood among many others.
The cast also included Siân Phillips (Regrets Only) as Madame De Rosemonde, Jessica Collins (Manic Flight Reaction) as Madame De Tourvel, Mamie Gummer (RTC's Mr. Marmalade) as Cecile Volanges, Kristine Nielsen (RTC's A Streetcar Named Desire) as Madame De Volanges, Benjamin Walker (Inherit the Wind) as Danceny, Rosie Benton (RTC's Howard Katz) as Emile, Derek Cecil (Sweet Bird of Youth) as Azolan, Kevin Duda asc Servant and Jane Pfitsch as Servant.
The design team included Scott Pask (sets), Katrina Lindsay (costumes), Donald Holder (lights), Paul Arditti (sound), Paul Huntley (hair & wigs), Deborah Hecht (dialect) and Rick Sordelet (fight direction).
Director Rufus Norris' credits include the recent West End production of Cabaret and Festen at the Almeida with a sell out run in 2004. Festen also transferred to the West End in 2004 and to Broadway in 2005.
HAROLD AND MIRIAM STEINBERG CENTER FOR THEATRE
LAURA PELS THEATRE
September 28 - December 23, 2007
“STUNNING, POTENT, SMART, TOPICAL AND JOLTING THEATER!
J.T. Rogers has done a PHENOMENAL JOB of cultural interpretation.
Staged with keen bustling verve by Max Stafford-Clark
and performed by
A FANTASTIC ENSEMBLE.” - David Cote , Time Out New York
“ENJOYABLY SUSPENSEFUL, UNSETTLING and CATHARTIC.” - Marilyn Stasio , Variety
“Theater of the most gripping kind! EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES!” - Frank Scheck , The New York Post
American Premiere
by J.T. Rogers
Directed by Max Stafford-Clark
Max Stafford-Clark (Serious Money) directed the American premiere of this exotic thriller from award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers (Madagascar, White People). It's 1994, and when an American family heads to Rwanda to help an old friend in need, each member encounters a very different experience. But they all find trouble in this country on the verge of genocide, where no one is exactly what they seem. Soon, this family unearths unexpected truths about this tiny, troubled nation... and about themselves.
The cast of The Overwhelming featured Mark Blum, Chris Chalk, Ron Cephas Jones, Tisola Logan, Boris McGiver, Owiso Odera, Charles Parnell, Linda Powell, Sam Robards, Michael Stahl-David and Sharon Washington.
The design team included Tim Shortall (Sets), Tobin Ost (Costumes), David Weiner (Lighting) and Gareth Fry (Sound).
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January 18 - April 20, 2008
“AS APPEALING AS EVER! This is Beth Henley AT HER BEST!” – Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press
“HEARTBREAKING, TOUCHING & MOVING. 'Crimes' gives a handful of
talented women a chance to exercise - and in the case of confident director
Kathleen Turner, deepen - their gifts onstage.” – Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
“PITCH-PERFECT! Director Kathleen Turner - yes, the Kathleen Turner -
culls BEAUTIFULLY NUANCED PERFORMANCES FROM A SPLENDID CAST.
Sarah Paulson is WITTY & CAPTIVATING. Jennifer Dundas is POIGNANT.
And Lily Rabe is MOST AFFECTING.” – Elysa Gardner, USA Today
by Beth Henley
Directed by Kathleen Turner
With
Patch Darragh, Jennifer Dundas,
Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe,
Jessica Stone, Chandler Williams
Crimes of the Heart is a sharply funny Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the sometimes frayed edges of sisterly bonds.
The Magrath sisters have trouble with men. Lonely Lenny (Dundas) never married, failed singer/actress Meg (Paulson) lost count, and the youngest, Babe (Rabe) married an abuser-and shot him. Now the sisters reunite at Old Granddaddy's home in Hazelhurst, Mississippi to face life's most absurd tragedies. Alone, each woman might call it quits. Together, they'll have the most hilarious time of their lives.
The cast featured Patch Darragh (Our Town with Paul Newman) as Doc Porter, Jennifer Dundas (Arcadia) as Lenny Magrath, Sarah Paulson ("Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip") as Meg Magrath, Lily Rabe (RTC's Heartbreak House) as Babe Botrelle, Jessica Stone (Butley) as Chick Boyle and Chandler Williams (Translations) as Barnette Lloyd.
Crimes of the Heart was directed by stage and screen veteran Kathleen Turner. She garnered critical acclaim for her performances in many movies including Body Heat, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe; Romancing The Stone and Prizzi's Honor, which earned her a Golden Globe Award for each; Peggy Sue Got Married, which brought Turner both an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination; and War of the Roses, and yet another Golden Globe nomination. Kathleen Turner has appeared on Broadway multiple times, most recently opposite Bill Irwin in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
June 12 - September 7, 2008
“SHARP, FUNNY & AFFECTING.” – – David Rooney, Variety
“BITINGLY FUNNY.” – Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
“WICKED & WONDERFUL! THE CAST IS TERRIFIC.” – Linda Winer, Newsday
“HILARIOUS! A MUST-SEE.” – Michael Sommers, The Star-Ledger
“SCREAMINGLY FUNNY!” – Helen Shaw, Time Out New York
by Christopher Durang
Directed by Walter Bobbie
With
Terry Beaver, Heather Burns
Victoria Clark, John Glover
Kate Jennings Grant, Julie Hagerty
Adam LeFevre, Zoe Lister-Jones
Charles Socarides, Christopher Evan Welch
Christopher Durang's award-winning dark comedy The Marriage of Bette and Boo, directed by Tony® winner Walter Bobbie, depicts three generations of marital strife, mental breakdowns, alcoholism and death – told with a unique mix of irony, humor and candor by the family’s grown son. At turns hysterical and heart-wrenching, absurdist and honest, The Marriage of Bette and Boo is a seminal work in the Durang canon and a ferociously funny family portrait.
The cast featured Terry Beaver as "Father Donnally / Doctor," Heather Burns as "Emily Brennan," Victoria Clark as "Margaret Brennan," John Glover as "Karl Hudlock," Kate Jennings Grant as "Bette Brennan," Julie Hagerty as "Soot Hudlocke," Adam LeFevre as "Paul Brennan," Zoe Lister-Jones as "Joan Brennan," Charles Socarides as "Matt" and Christopher Evan Welch as "Boo Hudlocke."
Christopher Durnag's plays include A History of the American Film (Tony nomination), Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You (Obie Award), Beyond Therapy, Baby with the Bathwater, The Marriage of Bette and Boo (Obie Award), Laughing Wild, Betty's Summer Vacation (Obie Award), Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge (2002), Miss Witherspoon (2005, Pulitzer finalist). His and Peter Melnick's musical Adrift in Macao premiered in NYC in 2007.
Walter Bobbie directed David Ives' New Jerusalem at Classic Stage Company and No, No, Nanette at City Center's Encores! His international hit Chicago won him the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards and has become the longest-running revival in Broadway history. Other Broadway credits include High Fidelity, Sweet Charity and Roundabout's Twentieth Century.
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